Why a CV Summary can be an essential tool in finding your dream job role

Why A CV Summary Can Be An Essential Tool In Finding Your Dream Job

As a young professional seeking an entry-level role, it is not always easy to portray a skillset purely by listing professional experience.

Oftentimes as recruiters, we see a black-and-white copy of previous responsibilities and experience with a lack of context or background, so how do you as a candidate, alter our perception?

A CV summary is a simple way to add insight and context to your CV; allowing recruiters and employers to easily see the most important factors in your work history and career ambitions.

A summary does not have to be an outline of your personal life to date, and realistically this should be avoided. A lot of the time, anything too personal is irrelevant and can be a distraction from the key facts we are trying to gather. The things we strive to extract from a CV will generally boil down to a few key factors:

1. What transferable skills does this individual possess? Are they personable, have great attention to detail, good with facts and figures, have a genuine passion for data, etc?

2. Where do they see these transferable skills taking them? What is your dream role, what is the end goal for your career, and how do you want to develop professionally?

3. What roles would you consider a solid starting point? Are you looking to gain experience in an office to develop in a professional setting, do you need to improve upon your customer service skills, would you entertain an entry-level production role to gain mechanical skills?

These are all things that can be briefly addressed in a summarizing paragraph to ensure we will not be wasting your time with irrelevant roles.

As recruiters, we aim to support and develop you as a candidate to be the best fit for every role we put you forward for, and you can further ensure that we are making the right decisions by giving us the best possible starting point. Your CV sells you, so make sure you aren’t selling yourself short.

If you have a job role that need to be filled or are seeking a new position for yourself, get in touch with our PDR team today and let us help you get the results you want, contact our Tunbridge Wells team today on 01892 530226